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Isometheptene
Isometheptene is a sympathomimetic drug that causes vasoconstriction. It is used for treating migraines and tension headaches.
Approved
Matched Description: … Isometheptene is a sympathomimetic drug that causes vasoconstriction. …
Metolazone
A quinazoline-sulfonamide that is considered a thiazide-like diuretic which is long-acting so useful in chronic renal failure. It also tends to lower blood pressure and increase potassium loss.
Approved
Matched Description: … A quinazoline-sulfonamide that is considered a thiazide-like diuretic which is long-acting so useful …
Guanfacine
Guanfacine, or BS 100-141,[A189838,A189841] is a selective alpha-A2 adrenergic receptor agonist initially indicated for the treatment of hypertension but is now indicated as an extended release tablet for the treatment of ADHD. Guanfacine was first described in the literature in 1974. Guanfacine was granted FDA approval on 27 October 1986.
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Guanfacine, or BS 100-141,[A189838,A189841] is a selective alpha-A2 adrenergic receptor agonist initially …
Sulfasalazine
Sulfasalazine is an anti-inflammatory drug structurally related to salicylates and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. It is indicated for managing inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).[L39065, A255582] Metabolized by intestinal bacteria, sulfasalazine is broken down into mesalazine and sulfapyridine, 2 compounds that carry out the main pharmacological...
Approved
Bepridil
A long-acting, non selective, calcium channel blocker with significant anti-anginal activity. The drug produces significant coronary vasodilation and modest peripheral effects. It has antihypertensive and selective anti-arrhythmia activities and acts as a calmodulin antagonist. It is no longer marketed in the United States, as it has been implicated in causing...
Approved
Withdrawn
Matched Description: … A long-acting, non selective, calcium channel blocker with significant anti-anginal activity. ... It has antihypertensive and selective anti-arrhythmia activities and acts as a calmodulin antagonist. …
Fursultiamine
Compound used for therapy of thiamine deficiency. It has also been suggested for several non-deficiency disorders but has not yet proven useful. Fursultiamine is a vitamin B1 derivative.
Approved
Matched Description: … Fursultiamine is a vitamin B1 derivative. …
Fenofibric acid
Fenofibric acid is a lipid-lowering agent that is used in severe hypertriglyceridemia, primary hyperlipidemia, and mixed dyslipidemia. It works to decrease elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides, apolipoprotein B, while increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.[A32038,L12855] Due to its high hydrophilicity and poor absorption profile, prodrug ,fenofibrate, and other conjugated compounds...
Approved
Matched Description: … Fenofibric acid is a lipid-lowering agent that is used in severe hypertriglyceridemia, primary hyperlipidemia …
Ailanthus altissima pollen
Ailanthus altissima pollen is the pollen of the Ailanthus altissima plant. Ailanthus altissima pollen is mainly used in allergenic testing.
Approved
Sofosbuvir
Sofosbuvir (tradename Sovaldi) is a direct acting antiviral medication used as part of combination therapy to treat chronic Hepatitis C, an infectious liver disease caused by infection with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). HCV is a single-stranded RNA virus that is categorized into nine distinct genotypes, with genotype 1 being the...
Approved
Matched Description: … Sofosbuvir (tradename Sovaldi) is a direct acting antiviral medication used as part of combination therapy ... HCV is a single-stranded RNA virus that is categorized into nine distinct genotypes, with genotype 1 ... As a prodrug nucleotide analog, Sofosbuvir is metabolized into its active form as the antiviral agent …
Zopiclone
Zopiclone is a novel hypnotic agent used in the treatment of insomnia. Its mechanism of action is based on modulating benzodiazepine receptors. In addition to zopiclone's benzodiazepine pharmacological properties it also has some barbiturate-like properties.
Approved
Matched Description: … Zopiclone is a novel hypnotic agent used in the treatment of insomnia. …
Desipramine
Desipramine hydrochloride is a dibenzazepine-derivative tricyclic antidepressant (TCA). TCAs are structurally similar to phenothiazines. They contain a tricyclic ring system with an alkyl amine substituent on the central ring. In non-depressed individuals, desipramine does not affect mood or arousal, but may cause sedation. In depressed individuals, desipramine exerts a positive...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … See toxicity section below for a complete listing of side effects. ... In depressed individuals, desipramine exerts a positive effect on mood. ... Desipramine hydrochloride is a dibenzazepine-derivative tricyclic antidepressant (TCA). …
Matched Categories: … Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 Substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index …
Matched Categories: … Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 Substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index …
Methysergide
An ergot derivative that is a congener of lysergic acid diethylamide. It antagonizes the effects of serotonin in blood vessels and gastrointestinal smooth muscle, but has few of the properties of other ergot alkaloids. Methysergide is used prophylactically in migraine and other vascular headaches and to antagonize serotonin in the...
Approved
Matched Description: … An ergot derivative that is a congener of lysergic acid diethylamide. …
Abatacept
Abatacept is a soluble fusion protein, which links the extracellular domain of human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) to the modified Fc (hinge, CH2, and CH3 domains) portion of human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1).[L20504,L42715] Structurally, abatacept is a glycosylated fusion protein with a MALDI-MS molecular weight of 92,300 Da and it...
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Matched Description: … [L20504,L42715] Structurally, abatacept is a glycosylated fusion protein with a MALDI-MS molecular weight ... of 92,300 Da and it is a homodimer of two homologous polypeptide chains of 357 amino acids each. ... Although approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Repligen has entered a slightly different …
Amiloxate
Amiloxate is an EMA-approved chemical UV-filter found in over-the-counter sunscreen products at concentrations up to 10%m . It is often referred to as isoamyl 4-methoxycinnamate or isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate. Amiloxate is a cinnamic acid derivative with an anti-inflammatory activity .
Approved
Matched Description: … Amiloxate is a cinnamic acid derivative with an anti-inflammatory activity [A32916]. …
Tirzepatide
Tirzepatide is a novel dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist. Dual GIP/GLP-1 agonists gained increasing attention as new therapeutic agents for glycemic and weight control as they demonstrated better glucose control and weight loss compared to selective GLP-1 receptor agonists in preclinical and clinical trials....
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Investigational
Matched Description: … [A246260]
Tirzepatide comprises a 39 amino acid linear synthetic peptide conjugated to a C20 fatty ... Tirzepatide is a novel dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide ... [L41820] Later, it was approved under a different brand name ZEPBOUND on November 8, 2023, for the chronic …
Ansuvimab
Infection with pathogenic filoviruses, such as Zaire ebolavirus (Ebola virus, EBOV), can cause severe hemorrhagic fever in humans, resulting in frequent outbreaks with case fatality rates as high as 90%.[A225933, A225938] Virtually all steps of the EBOV lifecycle have been targeted for therapeutic development. However, to date, the most successful...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … [A225933] Ansuvimab, formerly mAb114, is a fully human IgG1 mAb derived from a survivor of the 1995 Kikwit ... GP1,2 surface glycoprotein, as evidenced by the previously approved INMAZEB™ (REGN-EB3, a ... [A225943, A225948, A226035] A randomized, controlled trial of four investigational therapies for Ebola …
Dicoumarol
Dicoumarol is an oral anticoagulant agent that works by interfering with the metabolism of vitamin K. In addition to its clinical use, it is also used in biochemical experiments as an inhibitor of reductases.
Approved
Matched Categories: … Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index …
Plicamycin
Plicamycin is an antineoplastic antibiotic produced by Streptomyces plicatus. It has been used in the treatment of testicular cancer, Paget's disease of bone, and, rarely, the management of hypercalcemia. The manufacturer discontinued plicamycin in 2000.
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Investigational
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Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Technetium Tc-99m disofenin
Technetium Tc-99m disofenin is a radiopharmaceutical agent used in hepatobiliary imaging for diagnostic purposes. It is well suited for both planar and single photon tomographic scintigraphy to quantitatively measure the function of liver, gallbladder and bile ducts and detect any anatomical changes in the hepatobliary system. It is available as...
Approved
Matched Description: … It is available as an intravenous injection in a preparation kit under the name Hepatolite. ... Technetium Tc-99m disofenin is a radiopharmaceutical agent used in hepatobiliary imaging for diagnostic ... Technetium Tc-99m is a metastable nuclear isomer and disofenin is an iminodiacetic acid derivative with …
Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Karaya gum
Karaya gum allergenic extract is used in allergenic testing.
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Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Nitroprusside
Nitroprusside serves as a source of nitric oxide, a potent peripheral vasodilator that affects both arterioles and venules (venules more than arterioles). Nitroprusside is often administered intravenously to patients who are experiencing a hypertensive emergency.
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Nitroprusside serves as a source of nitric oxide, a potent peripheral vasodilator that affects both arterioles ... Nitroprusside is often administered intravenously to patients who are experiencing a hypertensive emergency …
Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Mechlorethamine
A vesicant and necrotizing irritant destructive to mucous membranes, mechlorethamine is an alkylating drug. It was formerly used as a war gas. The hydrochloride is used as an antineoplastic in Hodgkin's disease and lymphomas. It causes severe gastrointestinal and bone marrow damage.
The FDA granted marketing approval for the orphan...
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Matched Description: … It was formerly used as a war gas. ... A vesicant and necrotizing irritant destructive to mucous membranes, mechlorethamine is an alkylating …
Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Iohexol
Iohexol is an effective non-ionic, water-soluble contrast agent which is used in myelography, arthrography, nephroangiography, arteriography, and other radiographic procedures. Its low systemic toxicity is the combined result of low chemotoxicity and low osmolality.
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Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Artemisia absinthium pollen
Artemisia absinthium pollen is the pollen of the Artemisia absinthium plant. Artemisia absinthium pollen is mainly used in allergenic testing.
Approved
Buspirone
Buspirone is a novel anxiolytic agent with a unique structure and a pharmacological profile. Belonging to the azaspirodecanedione drug class, buspirone is a serotonin 5-HT1A receptor agonist that is not chemically or pharmacologically related to benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and other sedative/anxiolytic drugs. Unlike many drugs used to treat anxiety, buspirone does...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Buspirone is a novel anxiolytic agent with a unique structure and a pharmacological profile. ... Belonging to the azaspirodecanedione drug class,[A180991] buspirone is a serotonin 5-HT1A ... It has also been used as a second-line therapy for unipolar depression when the use of selective serotonin …
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